@sandyf wrote:
Maybe I am bad at negotiating but most of the every day shops where I live do not have a bonus on them even when the scheduler sends an email saying they are desperate and the shop needs to be done today or tomorrow. I have offered to do some shops last minute if they can give me a bonus for time driving (not mileage in the urban areas but time as time is the issue). After many years of mystery shopping it seems like bonuses are loosening up here but still in low single digits and still mostly turned down.
You could also be competing against Super Shoppers like, MFJohnston, in your area, who isn't taking shops at base/low-end fees, but rather asking for bonuses and getting the shops over you.
At least, that's a theory I have.
I tend to think low fees are due to Desperation Shoppers taking the low-end and Super Shoppers (10+ year veterans who have good working relationships with schedulers, superior shopper skills, reliability, and a willingness to do shops at a reasonably bonused rate) taking the higher end.
Is your locale possibly saturated with Super Shoppers?
Who knows? Not I.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/25/2020 02:31AM by shoptastic.